Epiblema scutulana

Epiblema scutulana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone. The species closely resembles Epiblema sticticana and Epiblema cirsiana, identification is only possible on the basis of microscopic examination of the genitalia.

Epiblema scutulana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Division:
Ditrysia
Section:
Cossina
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Epiblema
Species:
E. scutulana
Binomial name
Epiblema scutulana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix scutulana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Grapholitha pflugiana var. alsaticana Peyerimhoff, 1872
  • Ephippiphora luctuosana Duponchel, in Godart, 1835
  • Ephippiphora mortuana Doubleday, 1850
  • Ephippiphora novana Guenee, 1845
  • Tortrix pflugiana Haworth, [1811]
  • Eucosma pfugiana Wu, 1938

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The moth flies from May to September in western Europe.

The larvae feed on spear thistle and musk thistle.

References
  1. tortricidae.com


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